食品伙伴網(wǎng)訊 據(jù)外媒報道,日前野生動物組織表示,輸油管線破裂后1周來,遭石油污染的圣巴巴拉(Santa Barbara)附近沿岸,發(fā)現(xiàn)總計有20幾只海洋哺乳動物和近40只鳥受影響,其中大部份為鵜鶘。
加州大學戴維斯分校獸醫(yī)兼油污野生動物關懷網(wǎng)絡(Oiled Wildlife Care Network)主管季卡迪(Michael Ziccardi)表示,目前共計有38只鳥遭石油污染,其中有13只死亡,25只還有生命跡象。在受影響的海洋哺乳動物中,有12只加州海獅和6只北象海豹。北象海豹全部存活下來,但其中2只海獅不幸死亡。季卡迪表示,另外又發(fā)現(xiàn)5只海獅和3條海豚死亡。
部分原文報道如下:
The carcasses of five petroleum-soaked pelicans have been recovered from California's Santa Barbara coastline, the first apparent sea bird fatalities stemming from the oil spill to be documented by officials overseeing the disaster response.
The tally was reported Friday by the joint-agency command for cleanup and recovery operations in Santa Barbara and Dr. Michael Ziccardi, a veterinarian from the University of California, Davis, who heads the Oiled Wildlife Care Network.
原文鏈接:http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/23/us-california-oilspill-wildlife-idUSKBN0O802J20150523
